DrewE wrote:
Assateague might be of interest--see (but do not interact closely with) the wild ponies. I suppose technically they're feral ponies, if you're the overly pedantic type.
The St Louis City Museum is working on constructing a touch tank for fish (rays and sharks, I think). I hope that would be enough to include in in your theme idea; but in any case, it's one of the most fun places I've ever been to, and probably even more so for most children. It's also very hard to describe briefly and accurately.
I'd like to visit the pedantic ponies instead. Everyone else judges, so why not get judged by the horsies too.